# Sammy Owen

> Programmer

Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/sammyowen

I care deeply about keeping the web safe, useful, and resilient. I’m especially interested in collaborative, inclusive communities and conferences focused on open-source application security, fraud mitigation, abuse prevention, content moderation, and disinformation. This includes spaces like OWASP, M3AAWG, @scale, DEF CON, Black Hat, and RSA. I enjoy connecting with people who are actively working to make the web a healthier place.

Since 2020, I’ve also spent significant time volunteering across a few areas I care about deeply. I’ve contributed my skills to organizations working at the intersection of climate action and the art world, drawing on my background in printmaking and gallery work prior to tech. I’ve also supported animal rescue efforts as a lifelong dog lover, along with initiatives focused on equitable and environmentally sustainable outdoor recreation. I am always looking for more volunteer opportunities.

## Work Experience
### Programmer @ craigslist
Jan 2015 – Present | San Francisco Bay Area

### QC @ craigslist
Jan 2013 – Jan 2015 | San Francisco Bay Area
Mitigated spam, scams, TOU violations via various scripting and software solutions, expanding my knowledge of our development environment, stack idiosyncrasies, and secure software engineering in general until I was promoted to programmer.

### User Ops @ craigslist
Jan 2012 – Jan 2013 | San Francisco Bay Area
Maintained extremely high volume abuse report channels, reviewed/labeled content and assisted with takedowns, DMCA requests, other LE or legal takedowns, subpoenas, or preservation requests. Elevated fraud and abuse trend analysis to tech group for automation until I was promoted into the tech group itself.

### CX/Designer @ Triple Aught Design
Jan 2011 – Jan 2012 | San Francisco
Dual-role of maintaining customer support channels via Netsuite as well as assisting with web/media/production design tasks primarily in the Adobe Creative Suite/Netsuite wire-framing world.

### Assistant @ Guerrero Gallery
Jan 2010 – Jan 2011 | San Francisco, CA
Gallery assistant and preparator at Guerrero Gallery and its sister/project offshoots.


## Education
### City College of San Francisco

### The University of Kansas

### The University of New Mexico


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/sammyowen

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Last updated: 2026-04-10